Corona
In light of what you said in Lesson 8, The Periphery of Halacha, that the consideration of societal disintegration can in principle reject Pikuach Nefesh. What is your opinion on the Haredi argument that continuing to close institutions at this time will disintegrate the very essence of Haredi society?
My opinion is that this is taking the argument very, very far. Anyone can claim that any nonsense threatens their existence. Beyond that, even if it does threaten, it is not the existence of society but its Haredi. And finally, such a consideration does not justify a threat to me. Let them take on as much risk to their lives as they want.
They are already making such a decision by not enlisting.
In the month of Cheshvan 5771
When children and youth are stuck at home with nothing to do, they start to climb the walls from boredom. Being in front of a computer for long hours also causes mental damage, but when the time gets longer, that too is tiring.
Then they go to their friends and party, or just hang out in the streets, go for walks and to the beach, and the infection runs rampant.
It is not for nothing that the second wave of the coronavirus began following the summer holidays. According to the Central Bureau of Statistics, there has been an excess of deaths since August. This means that the neglect that began in July has It began to bear fruit in August, and its results are still being eaten today.
Although there is a chance of infection even when staying in an educational institution, there are also conditions for swimming that greatly reduce the chances of infection. Teachers can be careful to wear masks, divide students into small groups, keep a distance between them, and ventilate the classrooms, which is much better than children and teenagers staying for a long time without any supervision.
This is also the opinion of the Minister of Education, Maj. Gen. (ret.) Yoav Galant, that the education system should be opened immediately, and that closing it all down was a mistake. But unlike Mr. Kanievsky, Galant does not have the strength and courage to stop the serophilic madness.
For example, not only should the education system be opened, but a long day of recreation should be introduced in educational institutions, and the teaching force should be strengthened with personnel who do not need professional training to keep children and teenagers busy with fun under supervision and caution.
Similarly, public transportation, which children and youth, as well as most of the Haredi public, travel on, should be strengthened, and the number of lines should be doubled, so that the distance between passengers is maintained on each bus.
And of course, it is essential to open the economy while maintaining the necessary restrictions, preventing overcrowding, ventilation, and wearing masks. People who are unemployed and economically collapsed also lose physical immunity to diseases. A healthy mind contributes to a healthy body!
With the blessing of a healthy winter, Sh.
In paragraph 1, lines 1-2
… out of boredom. Also …
In paragraph 4, lines 1-2
… conditions for the limiting supervision…
Now I see that the rabbi is in favor of a health dictatorship.
The new Haredi is anxious to speak of the instructions of the prophets of the Ministry of Health.
And see more in the articles: ‘Rabbi Shai Piron: Our children are sinking into themselves’ and’Outline for the return of the education system according to Rabbi Shai Piron’, both on ’Channel 7′, on the necessity of opening the education system and proposing a plan for a safe and effective return to school, by someone who was the Minister of Education.
With greetings, Sh”Z
By the way, my daughter is a middle school teacher, and she says that ’distance learning’ is not an effective solution. A significant portion of the students do not take part in it, and the other girls are also tired of it and want to return to school.
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